Crowned best dramatic film, The Brutalist triumphs at the Golden Globes

What a night at the Golden Globes for Brady Corbet’s epic film, The Brutalist, portrait of a Holocaust survivor architect trying to rebuild his life in the United States. La grande fresco, awarded at the Venice Film Festival, won the trifecta of best dramatic film, director and actor for Adrien Brody. Which cements his status as Oscar favorite neck and neck with Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez.

In his speech, the 37-year-old filmmaker pleaded for more consideration towards directors, who are subject to pressure from the studios. “ The final cut is up to the director. This is a controversial statement when it shouldn’t be. I was told repeatedly that this film was undistributable, that no one would come to see it, that it would not work. It doesn’t bother me. But I want to take advantage of this evening to salute the filmmakers, all my nominated colleagues, but also all the directors because films do not exist without filmmakers. Let’s support them. Let’s highlight them. Person. No one was asking for a three and a half hour film about a mid-century architect on 70mm. But it works.”